ShortStoryComps

I am absolutely delighted to have won. Thank you so much to @PrideRoars94731 for this opportunity and for allowing so many incredible voices to be heard. I am stunned as the stories I have read over the past few days have all been so strong. Well done to all! Keep writing x

To conclude our inaugural Flash Competition, we'd like to share our Judges' Report. Thank you again to all who submitted and to our amazing judges: Megan Hanlon @sugarpigblog Fiona McKay @fionaemckayryan T. L. Tomljanovic @TLTomljanovic theprideroars.blogspot.com/2026/03/flash-…

Time to announce our winner! 🥳 Congratulations Zoë Davis @MeanerHarker and welcome to the Pride. We're so grateful to @SalonEurope for gifting our winner with a one-year membership.♥️ Read 'Something About My Father Who I Never Really Knew' on our blog: theprideroars.blogspot.com/2026/03/flash-…

As Chosen by Judge Kerri McCourt... FFF Competition Thirty-Two Shortlisted: The Pledge by Julie Roxburgh #FlashFiction #writingcommunity #flashfiction #shortfiction #fiction #writing #writerslift #microfiction #writingcompetitions freeflashfiction.com/fiction/compet…

My March ✍️ newsletter contains details of 8 new writing competitions and other publishing opportunities, a workshop and lots of lovely writing & musical news 🎉 mailchi.mp/christopherfie…

10 days until deadline for the 'Greed' comp... we are at 171 members and to date have 83 entries for this one (hence my neglect of X #amreading) Keep 'em coming and thank you to all who have joined up and taking part in #storyglory comps!

Submissions for our annual Editor’s Prizes are open until April 15, 2026! Each winner receives publication in The Florida Review and $1,000 upon publication. You can find further guidelines and submit your work on our Submittable page. #flreview

L'Esprit Literary Review seeks risk-adept, language-driven fiction, nonfiction & hybrid work under 5k words for the Dalloway Short Prose Prize. Submissions open thru May 10 via Submittable. $10 or $15 fee. #Writers #litmag #WritingContest @LEspritLit newpages.com/blog/where-to-…

The 100-word Microfiction Challenge 2026 is officially underway! View the 1st Round genre/action/word assignments, a countdown to the deadline, and the story upload link at nycmidnight.co/4t0k4mN. Best of luck to the 3,800+ writers participating worldwide over the next 24 hours!

Can you write a story where a character’s greatest obstacle might just be themself? 🎭 Join our weekly writing competition for the chance to win $250! This week’s Reedsy Prompts contest explores how core beliefs can shape our decisions and even hold us back. Show what happens once these beliefs are finally challenged, questioned, or completely shattered! 📅 Deadline: March 27 at 11:59 PM EST 🔗 Enter here: shorturl.at/nfRzh #WritingCommunity #ShortStoryContest #AmWriting #CreativeWriting #WritersOfX #ReedsyPrompts #WritingContest #WritingContests #WritingChallenge #ShortStoryChallenge #ShortStory #WritingPrompts

Prestigious Opportunity for Writers Worldwide: Submit Your Writing We are looking for bold new voices in poetry and short fiction. Win £5,000, publication, courses and subscriptions. Deadline 31 August: aestheticamagazine.com/creative-writi…

Just a reminder that the @GlencairnGlass Short Story Competition deadline is midnight on Tuesday 31st March. More info here: bloodyscotland.com/the-glencairn-…

Absolutely chuffed to bits to be awarded joint first prize in this year's Chiltern Writers short story competition. Congratulations to fellow winner Tony Flower and to Steve Smith, who claimed third prize.

FFF Competition Thirty-Two Shortlisted…

Could your #flashfiction win you £300? flash500.com/flash-fiction/ International competition for writers in English. Entries close at the end of this month. #amwriting #writerscommunity

In joint second place, we have 'Aiden Carthy Walks on Water' by Karen Arnold and 'Liberty Lullaby' by Anne Dorrian. Congratulations to both. We're grateful to @SalonEurope for gifting each writer with a one-month membership🥰 theprideroars.blogspot.com/2026/03/flash-…

Check out the @GooseberryPie99 annual writing comp, judged by Dan Crawley!

Santa Clara Review's second annual flash fiction & creative nonfiction contest is back! First prize receives $200 & publication in the Fall 2026 issue. Deadline: May 1. $10 fee. Let your flash take flight! #litmag #writers #callforsubmissions newpages.com/guide-submissi…

On the Premises Mini-Contests (Fiction; pays) opened to fiction submissions. duotrope.com/contest/on-the… #amwriting

Just a reminder about our Glencairn Glass Short Story Competition ✨ 📝 Stories must be 2,000 words or less 🌍 Open to writers worldwide, published and unpublished, aged 16+ 📖 Entries must be original and not previously published in any format (online or print, self-published or paid) ⏰ Closes at midnight on Tuesday 31st March 2026 👉 Visit our website for full information and entry details. whiskyglass.com/bloody-scotlan…